TikTok has called a report that China is considering allowing a sale of the social media company’s US operations to Elon Musk “pure fiction.” The firm’s comments came in response…
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USA: Starbucks makes a policy U turn on non buying patrons
Starbucks says it is reversing rules for its cafes in North America that allowed people to use their facilities even if they had not bought anything. The changes, which are…
USA: Boeing output hit by strikes and safety problems
The troubled aerospace giant Boeing says it delivered just 348 aircraft to its customers last year, its lowest output since the pandemic. Boeing ended the year with a backlog of…
USA: Markets watchdog sues Musk over Twitter stake disclosure
The US markets watchdog has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk alleging he failed to disclose that he had amassed a stake in Twitter, allowing him to buy shares at…
USA: Egg prices surge as inflation picks up
A jump in energy and food prices hit the US last month, as progress stabilising prices remained elusive. On average, prices in December were up 2.9% compared with a year…
UK: Chagos deal on hold to allow Trump to assess it
The UK’s planned handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius should be considered by incoming US President Donald Trump before it goes ahead, Downing Street has said. Efforts were made…
Palestine: Israel and Hamas reach Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal
Summary Right before Biden started speaking, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani was delivering a news conference about the ceasefire deal from Doha. Here’s what he told reporters:
Finland: Nato launches new mission to protect crucial undersea cables
Nato has launched a new mission to increase the surveillance of ships in the Baltic Sea after critical undersea cables were damaged or severed last year. Nato chief Mark Rutte…
USA: TikTok users flock to Chinese app RedNote as US ban looms
TikTok users in the US are migrating to a Chinese app called RedNote with the threat of a ban just days away. The move by users who call themselves “TikTok…